Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PSG IMS &R, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, 641004, Tamilnadu, India.

Former MBBS Student, PSG IMS &R, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, 641004, Tamilnadu, India.

Professor & HOD of Pharmacology, PSG IMS &R, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, 641004, Tamilnadu, India.
Prescription ,Usage ,Drugs ,Osteoporosis ,

Osteoporosis is one of the various disorders that are getting importance in the present scenario. Osteoporosis may be due to menopause, ageing, drugs (steroids, loop diuretics, Methotrexate, Heparin etc.), metabolic disorder and disease states (COPD, myeloma, leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis etc.). So we planned this study to find out the prescription practice of osteoporosis in a tertiary care center. A cross sectional observational study was planned out. All outpatients who were treated for osteoporosis were included. The data was collected retrospectively. Details on usage of drugs were recorded using case record form. The collected data was analysed statistically. Data from 75 patients who were treated for osteoporosis was collected. 79% of patients were females and 21% were males. Majority of the patients were at the age of 61-70 and 71- 80 years .72% of patients were suffering from senile osteoporosis, 11% from postmenopausal osteoporosis and 4% from drug induced osteoporosis .Calcium was prescribed to 88% of patients. Analgesics were given to 45% of patients. Bisphosphonates were given to 32% of patients. Calcitonin was prescribed to 8%of patients. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) was given to 7% of patients. Calcium as part of multivitamins was given to 13% of patients.

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